Sermons (Page 2)

Patient at His Coming

James 5:7-11 IF WE ARE TO BE PATIENT AT HIS COMING… We must admit and believe that Christ’s return is the ONLY CERTAIN future. We must accept that suffering detaches us from the world and attaches us to Christ! We must do so together. We must focus on the promises of God, not the product…

Rich and Ruined

Well good morning, Saylorville! If you brought a copy of Scripture with you — and even if you didn’t — we’re in James chapter 5. The words will be up soon enough. James chapter 5. We’re studying the book of James, and we’ve entered into the last chapter in this series called Keeping It Real.…

What is Your Life?

It’s a vapor. It’s something that exists by the sheer will of God. It is a sin, apart from God. Life Checklist Think more about investing your life than spending your money. (Matthew 6:33) Bow to God’s will, not your calendar. Love God’s plan for you, not the one you have for yourself. (Psalm 40:8)…

When We Judge

James 4:11-12 1. If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones. 2. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Well, good morning! You survived Snowmageddon and Coldmageddon. And if you’re truly a child of God, you don’t have to worry about Armageddon. Hey, weren’t these babies that were up here earlier for this…

Real Humility

James 4:6b-10 Submission to God. Fighting the devil. Going to God. Brokenness before God. Personal initiation to be humble. Well, good morning, Saylorville.  We are so glad you’re here! When I got here this morning, I wanted to say, ‘Would all 14 of you please move to the center here?’ This is one of those…

The War Within

James 4:1-6 Well, good morning, Saylorville. If you brought a copy of Scripture with you this morning, you can find the book of James, James chapter four. Otherwise, the Scripture will come up on the board. I love that song. We haven’t sung it for a while, and it reminded me of just a week…

Loving The Lost

Luke 15:8-10 Good morning. It’s a blessing to be here with you guys, and thank you, Saylorville Church, for your prayers, your support over the years. God is doing an amazing work in Lima, Peru, and so much of that is because of churches just like you guys who are faithfully invested in praying for…

Get Wisdom!

James 3:13-18 Well good morning, Saylorville! If you brought a copy of scripture with you today you can find James chapter three…as we spend one more time in James this year before we celebrate our Lord’s incarnation next week in our special services. We’re talking about keeping it real and we’re talking about keeping it…

Taming the Tongue

James 3:1-12 Good morning! Today, I am inviting you to pull up a chair, lean in, and allow me to have a talk with you about “talk.” In effect, the premise of today’s text insists that the single greatest reveal that you are a child of God is demonstrated in how you talk, and what…

Real Faith (Part Two)

James 2:20-26 Well, good morning Saylorville! If you brought a copy of Scripture with you this morning, you can find the book of James, James, chapter 2, as we continue in our series of Keeping It Real, James, chapter 2. My wife and I enjoy in-home visits and have for many years where we call…